My journey through photography

Red-breasted robin with red berries

I don’t tend to think of American Robins (Turdus migratorius) as acrobatic birds—most of the time I see them poking about on the ground, the traditional early bird searching for the worm. I photographed this acrobatic robin in February at Huntley Meadows Park, a marshland park not far from where I live. The robin was precariously perched on a very thin branch and moved slowly and carefully to maintain its balance and gently grab the little red berries you can see in the photo.

The news of the damselflies is definitely cool. I’ve seen reports of damselflies and dragonflies in Florida and Georgia. It won’t be too long before they start coming here. Usually the first species we see are migratory ones like Green Darners.